Comments on: Making A Case For A Long Travel 29″er: Part II http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii 29er Bike Reviews, Rumors and News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Guitar Ted http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-40152 Guitar Ted Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:50:00 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-40152 Cormac: The Zinn bike is a Lenz made bike only bigger. :) Cormac: The Zinn bike is a Lenz made bike only bigger. :)

]]> By: Cormac http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-40149 Cormac Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:35:03 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-40149 Ted you forgot to mention the Gigabike from Zinn Cycles its got 5" travel Ted you forgot to mention the Gigabike from Zinn Cycles its got 5″ travel

]]> By: jb http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-36211 jb Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:28:07 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-36211 29ers aren't the be all and end all for mountain bikes. As GT said in the last thread, 26ers fit the bill really well for a lot of folks, too. All 29er and 650b proponents who think that they're going to replace all 26"s are sadly delusional. With the 650b rhetoric that's been spouted by its proponents about replacing 26 and 29, is it any wonder that 29er folks get a little chafed? As for long-travel 29ers, the Niner proto looks interesting- I'd love to ride one- but just because you *can* build it doesn't mean it'll ride better than its 26er counterparts. Just looking at the bike, it looks very tall yet cramped for a 6" freeride bike, and I can't see how it would provide me with a better lift-served freeride/dh experience than my current 8" travel 26er. 29ers aren’t the be all and end all for mountain bikes. As GT said in the last thread, 26ers fit the bill really well for a lot of folks, too. All 29er and 650b proponents who think that they’re going to replace all 26″s are sadly delusional.

With the 650b rhetoric that’s been spouted by its proponents about replacing 26 and 29, is it any wonder that 29er folks get a little chafed?

As for long-travel 29ers, the Niner proto looks interesting- I’d love to ride one- but just because you *can* build it doesn’t mean it’ll ride better than its 26er counterparts. Just looking at the bike, it looks very tall yet cramped for a 6″ freeride bike, and I can’t see how it would provide me with a better lift-served freeride/dh experience than my current 8″ travel 26er.

]]> By: emetal http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-36194 emetal Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:33:58 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-36194 my niner air nine is 21.5 lbs. without even too much exotic stuff! could use some more tread for spring though... my niner air nine is 21.5 lbs. without even too much exotic stuff! could use some more tread for spring though…

]]> By: Dirt McGirt http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-36191 Dirt McGirt Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:13:44 +0000 http://twentynineinches.com/2008/03/05/making-a-case-for-a-long-travel-29er-part-ii/#comment-36191 Jeremy- you should take all that energy that you put into thinking about toe overlap and GO AND CUT THE GRASS ALREADY!!! Jeremy- you should take all that energy that you put into thinking about toe overlap and GO AND CUT THE GRASS ALREADY!!!

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